Old Ward Canyon Road

Total Miles
0.7

Elevation

2,048.86 ft

Duration

2 Hours

Technical Rating

5

Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Fall

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Old Ward Canyon Road
5

Trail Overview

This is a beautiful, narrow, rocky road with large loose rocks. It travels through the trees and scrub oak and takes you to an incredible view overlooking north Salt Lake and Bountiful. There is a steep drop on one side most of the way along this road and at times, a steep slope up along the other side of the road. The challenging areas do not have a bypass. You must have high clearance. There are very few places to turn around. There are a few areas of higher challenge that have sloped, jagged, rocky drops of 18-24 inches in the road. The road has some areas that are rutted but most of the time there is room to stay up out of them. This is an out-and-back road.

Photos of Old Ward Canyon Road

Old Ward Canyon Road
Old Ward Canyon Road

Difficulty

You must have higher clearance for this road. There are rocky ledges and drops, some of which are off-camber. There are no spots to turn around unless you have a smaller SXS.

Technical Rating

5

Status Reports

Clark Cannon
Oct 17, 2024
ATV
Open
rocky, steep, old ward canyon road starting from the parking lot. the usual easy access road after getting on top of the B was not usable, road has caved out in a section and not safely passable by ATV. alternate path is north east straight up trail after the bend to the higher road (very steep, larger rocks and trun at the high point, high risk of injury and machine destruction if this part is not done in one shot, front end traction was a challenge due to steepness).
Ramos Pacheco
Nov 20, 2023
4x4
Open
Muddy/Wet
Snow/Ice

Access Description

By taking Ward Canyon Road, the trailhead will be on the east side of the road, with parking, loading, and unloading on the west side of the road.

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